I once checked out a new pilot in a Citabria, and he just couldn't get it
together. Two other instructors had tried, and I was asked for a third opinion.
I flew with him and then (on short final) told him I knew exactly what he was
missing: "The deductible is $1000, and I'm not going to touch the controls on
this landing." He landed safely, taxied to the ramp and cussed me out (we
aere close friends), but he did learn taildragger technique.
On 10/21/2006 9:01 PM,
oifa@irishfield.on.ca wrote to rebel-builders:
->
... I do find it funny that in the USA an endorsement is needed for the
-> way airplanes originally came equipped! I also know there is a Grandfather
-> clause in the USA that you don't need this endorsement if you flew a
-> taildragger prior to the date this endorsement requirement was "brain
-> stormed" !
->
->
-> ----- Original Message -----
-> From: "Mike Kimball" <
mkimball@gci.net>
-> To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
-> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 12:53 AM
-> Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] wheel landings
->
->
-> > Probably need a nose wheel endorsement though, eh? :-)
-> >
-> > Mike
-> >
-> > -----Original Message-----
-> > From:
mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:
mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf
Of
-> > Wayne
-> > G. O'Shea
-> > Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 7:57 PM
-> > To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
-> > Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] wheel landings
-> >
-> > No tailwheel endorsement exists in Canada !
-> >
-> > ----- Original Message -----
-> > From: "Mike Kimball" <
mkimball@gci.net>
-> > To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
-> > Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 11:51 PM
-> > Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] wheel landings
-> >
-> >
-> >> The instructer providing the tailwheel endorsement decides what he or
she
-> >> wants to see from their student before they endorse their logbook. The
-> >> FARs
-> >> do not spell out what is required AFAIK. Just like the Flight Review.
-> >> The
-> >> instructor can chose whatever he or she deems appropriate for the
-> >> required
-> >> one hour of flight time and one hour of ground time. Also, AFAIK, there
-> >> is
-> >> no minimum amount of time required for the tailwheel endorsement. I
-> >> haven't
-> >> dug out the FAR/AIM in a while but I'm not even sure that it says the
-> >> instructer providing the endorsement has to fly with the candidate for
-> >> the
-> >> endorsement. Of course I think that would be pretty irresponsible of
the
-> >> instructor.
-> >>
-> >> Mike
-> >>
-> >> -----Original Message-----
-> >> From:
mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:
mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf
Of
-> >> Brian
-> >> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 7:05 PM
-> >> To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
-> >> Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] wheel landings
-> >>
-> >> Ralph,
-> >>
-> >> I learned to fly in a J3, that was my first solo and subsequently I spent
-> >> a
-> >> reasonable amount of time flying it. Wheel landings were never
-> >> 'required'
-> >> as part of the 'endorsement,' but I don't disagree that the skill is good
-> >> to
-> >> have in the tool box. Is this something new?
-> >>
-> >> Brian
-> >>
-> >> -----Original Message-----
-> >> From:
mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:
mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf
Of
-> >> Ralph
-> >> Baker
-> >> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 9:30 PM
-> >> To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
-> >> Subject: [rebel-builders] wheel landings
-> >>
-> >> Bob,
-> >> In my opinion wheel landing are a good skill to have in the inventory and
-> >> down here (USA) they are required for a taildragger endorsement. I too
-> >> was
-> >> concerned for a prop ding. Sit in the airplane and have a friend lift
-> >> the
-> >> tail until just before the prop would strike. That will give you a sight
-> >> picture of how high it has to be. You will find it is a lot higher than
-> >> you
-> >> expect and way past the point whre you would take corrective action.
At
-> >> the
-> >> moment the wheels touch it is only necessary to "stick forward" enogh
to
-> >> kill the lift and that is very little.
-> >>
-> >> Do beware the balloon however if your sink rate at touchdown is to high
-> >> and
-> >> be ready to convert to a 3 point or go around.
-> >> Ralph Baker
-> >> (Wish we still had the Champ)
-> >>
-> >>
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